Chronic inflammation messes with your mind. Here's how to calm it 18. August 2025 (18:00) From depression to dementia, we are now realising the profound impacts of long-term inflammation on the brain. A better understanding of the underlying mechanisms is unlocking new treatments to protect our cognitive function and mental health(New Scientist)
Quantum device detects all units of electricity at once 18. August 2025 (15:00) Defining the fundamental units of electricity used to require two finicky quantum devices – but now scientists have found an easier way to standardise our electrical measurements(New Scientist)
Rare 'triple-dip' La Niña may explain why 2023 was so hot 18. August 2025 (14:00) The record-breaking global temperatures seen in late 2023 may have emerged partly because of unusual conditions in the Pacific Ocean in the preceding years(New Scientist)
Jupiter's moon Ganymede could be a giant dark matter detector 18. August 2025 (10:00) Large dark matter particles hitting Jupiter’s largest moon would form distinctive craters in its icy surface, and upcoming space missions might be able to spot them(New Scientist)
